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Bunburyist
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English
Etymology
From en Bunbury ist, en Oscar Wilde 1 1 in The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) after Bunbury, the fictitious disabled friend of the character Algernon whose supposed illness is used as an excuse to avoid social engagements.
Noun
en humorous One who partakes in Bunburying.
I I may mention that I have always suspected you of being a confirmed and secret Bunburyist; and I am quite sure of it now.
en eponyms terms derived from fiction